Originally Posted by
nonsi
What about tomes, which grant 24?
And what about temp boosts, which can grand the same bonuses?
Those boosts are not capped by level and you don't have to wait 20 levels to get them all.
Adopting my suggestion would impose a limit on characters' stat craziness, not enhance it... and more importantly, make characters power-viable without shining like a Christmas tree... and reduce DM's fiat regarding WBL (some hand it like candy while others are stingy misers - I tasted both ends - both are bad).